List of Drug-related Deaths

Name	Life	Profession	Cause of death
Marie Walcamp	1894–1936	Actress	Pain killer overdose. Suicide.
Robert Walker	1918–1951	Actor	Reaction to a sedative administered by his doctor.
Dinah Washington	1924–1963	Singer	Secobarbital and amobarbital overdose.
Dave Waymer	1958–1993	American football player	Cocaine-induced heart attack.
George Webley aka Big George	1957–2011	Broadcaster	Heart attack after mephedrone use.
Mikey Welsh	1971–2011	Musician with the group Weezer	Suspected drug overdose
Daniel Webster	1782–1852	Statesman	Cerebral hemorrhage, caused by a blow to the head and complicated by alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver.
Willie Wilde	1852–1899	Journalist	"Complications related to his alcoholism."
Ellen Wilkinson	1891–1947	Politician	Barbiturate overdose.
Gertrude Elizabeth Wilkerson, aka Luna Vachon	1962–2010	Professional wrestler	Overdose of oxycodone and benzodiazepine. Accidental.
Hank Williams, aka Hank Williams, Sr.	1923–1953	Country Music singer / writer	Overdose of morphine and alcohol. Accidental.
Kenneth Williams	1926–1988	Actor, author	Barbiturate overdose. It was not possible to establish whether his death was suicide or accidental.
Alan Wilson	1943–1970	Musician (Canned Heat)	Unspecified drug overdose. Possibly suicide.
Amy Winehouse	1983–2011	Singer-Songwriter	Alcohol poisoning.
Sheree Winton	1935–1976	Singer-songwriter	Alcohol poisoning.
Rachel Whitear	1979–2000	Student	Heroin overdose. Accidental.
Brett Whiteley	1939–1992	Artist	Heroin overdose.
Grant Withers	1905–1959	Actor	Sleeping pill overdose. Suicide.
Keith Whitley	1954–1989	Singer	Alcohol poisoning.
Frances Wollstonecraft, aka Fanny Imlay	1794–1816	Wife	Laudanum overdose. Suicide.
Linda Wong	1951–1987	Pornographic actress	Overdose of Xanax, chloral hydrate, and alcohol.
Andrew Wood	1966–1990	Singer (Mother Love Bone)	Heroin overdose.
Anna Wood	1980–1995	Student	Water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA.